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Hometown:
Waco, Texas USA
About Me:
I've was a uniformed police officer, drug and homicide detective, and retired as Director of the Police Academy at McLennan Community College in Central Texas. I've been a police officer for 41 years and currently a deputy constable. I do bailiff duties at the county courthouse on a part time basis nowadays.
I'm writing a novel about a serial killer who uses a technique to elude police that has never been written about before.
I'm licensed in Texas as a certified hypnotist for crime scene reconstruction from the victim/witness point of view.
A few years ago I became Area Director and Senior Investigator in Central Texas for the Mutual UFO Network better know as MUFON.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Books And Authors I Like:
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, but most anything McMurtry writes.
Lately I've enjoyed the Super Hawks series by Mack Maloney. These are about an elite force tracking down terrorists.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
I enjoy reality TV shows. Also, great comedys like Cheers, Raymond, Seinfeld, and Frasier.

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At 7:44am on August 23, 2009, Preetham Grandhi said…
Hi Dave, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a murder, mystery, psychological thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. You can also read more reviews by clicking on the More Reviews button at the website. Thanks for your time in advance.

Best regards

Preetham Grandhi

Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”

Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."

Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"

Book Synopsis:

The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.

The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
At 1:24pm on August 19, 2007, Gemma Halliday said…
Hi Dave,

Nice to meet you. Wow - you've had an interesting career! I may have to pick your brain some time...

~Gemma
At 1:15am on August 9, 2007, Lyn LeJeune said…
Your experience, and it is so interesting, must give you lots of information for your novel. Good luck with it. When you are ready to find an agent look at agentquery.com. It's free!
My book, The Beatitudes, is a paranormal thriller set in New Orleans. It will be out in the fall and I am donating all royalties directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. Libraries support the infrastructure of a great city, so I have started The Beatitudes Network to promote awareness of the importance of public libraries in NOLA.
The blogsite www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com describes the Network, has excerpts from The Beatitudes, recipes, and more. Merci mille fois. Lyn Lejeune.
At 8:33am on July 23, 2007, Dave Keel said…
Shirley,

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss of both sons. No parent should have to endure anything as horrible as that.

As far as Texas being hot and dry - we've had nothing but rain for two months and everything is green, green, green. And, the temp has been in the mid-eighties. I've never seen a summer like this one. And also, the people of Texas day-in and day-out are so friendly to anyone that passes through.
At 8:26am on July 23, 2007, shirley dicks said…
Hi Dave, thanks for the comments.... at times I don't feel very strong when I think about my sons who are no longer with me....but the system isn't fair and never has been.

My youngest son and I used to speak at the schools to the kids trying to stop them from going down a wrong path in life and to watch those they are friends with. Jeff never did anything wrong in his life and yet he was killed....and trevor did so much good talking to the teens and he was killed two years ago.

I haven't spoken since then as it's still too hard but I'm hoping to get back to it sometime. My latest book, A Mothers Torment tells of it all, with trial testimony from both trials to show how testimony was changed....

I was near Waco the year I was on the run, and the people were so nice in Texas...but the weather was too hot for me and no green grass or mountains....
anyway, thanks for the comment ...Shirley
At 2:12am on July 19, 2007, Meredith Anthony said…
Dave-- What a great career! Your book will be terrific. Mine is also a serial killer story. I did a lot of research...
 
 
 

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